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Ford vs Jones

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FordWinner
86.4

Ford wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Jones
86.3

Jones wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Category radar

Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Len Ford
86.4

Ford leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Four league titles with Cleveland and a five-time All-Pro pass rusher.

1. Len Ford
86.4
2. Ed "Too Tall" Jones
86.3

Category breakdown

Season form · Touchdowns per season

Career timeline · Touchdowns per season

Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.

GOAT pace tracker

Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Touchdowns per season
1. 🇺🇸 Len Ford5 seasons played · career day 1,826342 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Ed "Too Tall" Jones5 seasons played · career day 1,82537 touchdowns
-89.2% vs Ford at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Ford0050109255653
🇺🇸 Jones004103762

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricFordRetiredJonesRetired
League titles4
All-Pro selections5
Pro Bowls43
Career fumble recoveries20
Seasons played1115
Super Bowl titles1
Games played224
Career sacks106
Dominance w25%8680
Peak w20%9290
Longevity w20%7892
Honours w20%9082
Statistics w15%8690

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GOAT Rank · the data
Ford86.4
Jones86.3
The people
Ford
Jones

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